Enter or Change a Manufacturing Order

Use the Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) program to enter, change or close regular manufacturing and rework and repair orders. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Mfg branch	Display only	The manufacturing branch, followed by its description
Mfg order no	Required 12 alphanumeric	Click New or enter NEW or # if you want the system to assign the next available number. Use the Numbering System Setup (XOC) program to set up a manufacturing order number scheme. OR Enter a unique identifier for the manufacturing order you want to create. You can do this only if the Allow override? option is selected for Manufacturing Order in Numbering System Setup. It is recommended that special characters (e.g., ?, #, &, +, \|, <, >, *, :, /, \, [, ]) not be used. OR Enter the manufacturing order number you want to change or click Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the order from a list. The order and approval status is displayed below the manufacturing order number; additional information This field cannot be changed after the manufacturing order is created.
Parent item no	Required	Enter the parent item or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the item from a list. When you Enter or click Other info, the item's description, minimum order quantity, lot size, manufacturing lead time, warehouse/bin location, serial/lot control and pre-assign control number flags are displayed for information. If you enter a phantom item and selected the Allow stocking of phantoms? option in the System Options Maintenance (XM) program (Inventory Control Options), the program displays the message This is a bypass item; continue? Click Yes to continue entering the order or No to change the parent item. If you enter a workorderless item, the program displays the message This item is workorderless; continue? Click Yes to continue entering the order or No to change the parent item.
Description	Display only	The parent item's description
Qty ordered	Required 11 numeric	Enter a quantity that you want to manufacture. Note If you are changing an order that is linked to demand orders, the quantity ordered must be equal to or greater than the demand quantity. The Demand button can be used to alter the linked demand quantity or break the link entirely, enabling you to change the manufacturing order's quantity ordered.
Qty scrapped	Display only	The quantity scrapped against this order
Qty received	Display only	The quantity received against this order
Qty rejected	Display only	The quantity rejected Note Once an item is rejected it will no longer be reported against the manufacturing order.
Qty stocked	Display only	The quantity received to stock Note This does not include any rejected quantities that were subsequently received to stock "as is" by the MRB process.
Order type	Required 1 alphanumeric	Accept R for a regular manufacturing order, select P for repair, or W for rework. If you select P or W, see Enter a Rework or Repair Manufacturing Order. This field cannot be changed after the manufacturing order is created.
Inspection?	Optional	Accept the inspection selection, select to inspect the order; or leave blank if you do not want inspection. You cannot de-select the field if the item requires inspection.
Date released	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was created
Original due date	Display only	The initial due date associated with the manufacturing order
Due date	Required 10 date	Accept the displayed date, select a different date that this order is due to be completed, or enter a date shortcut. The date you select must be on the shop calendar. The program calculates the displayed date: Date released + Mfg LT
Date picked	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was picked (i.e., the first time something was picked against the order)
Last activity date	Display only	The most recent date on which activity was associated with the manufacturing order
Date completed	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was completed
Date closed short	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was closed short
Date closed	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was closed
Job close date	Display only	The date the manufacturing order was processed by Manufacturing Order Close (MJC).
ECL	Required 4 alphanumeric	Accept the Engineering Change Level entered in the Current ECL field of this item's record in the Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) program or enter a different ECL.If your entry does not match a BOM, the program prompts There is no Bill of Material for this ECL; continue? Click Yes to create the order or click No to change your entry. You cannot change the ECL after you release the order.
Added by	Display only	The user that created the order
RRL	Optional 4 alphanumeric	Accept the routing revision level entered in the Current RRL field in this item's record in the Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) program, enter a different RRL, or clear the field (blank).
Stocking UOM	Display only	The parent item's stocking unit of measure is displayed
Firm	Optional 1 alphanumeric	Select F if the due date for this order is firm or leave blank if you want the planning system to be able to reschedule or cancel this order.
Priority	Optional 3 alphanumeric	Accept the displayed priority set in the demand order, enter a different priority, or leave blank. If you leave blank, the Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) program displays 999. See Background for more information.
Stocking branch	Optional	Select a stocking branch if it is different from the manufacturing branch. The field defaults to the value set in Branch Item Maintenance (IMB).
Demand order type	Display only	The first demand order type associated with the manufacturing order
Demand order number	Display only	The first order number associated with the manufacturing order
Demand order line	Display only	The first order line number associated with the manufacturing order
Customer name	Display only	The name of the customer that ordered the item if the demand order is a sales order
Sales order demand	Optional 12 alphanumeric	Accept the sales order number associated with this manufacturing order or enter a different one. Your entry is not validated; you can enter a reference or change a reference generated by the order release process.
S/O line	Optional 3 alphanumeric	Accept the sales order line number associated with this manufacturing order or enter a different one. Your entry is not validated; you can enter a reference or change a reference generated by the order release process.
Reason date chgd	Conditional 5 alphanumeric	Select a code that explains why you changed the Due date for an existing manufacturing order.
Last picking no	Display only	The last picking number assigned to the manufacturing order
Notify rcpt	Optional	Select a user ID to whom an email notification is sent on receipt of the manufacturing order.

Choose the appropriate options:

Note
Depending on the type of order and its status, not all buttons described below may be available.

To	Do This
Change a field	Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject the changes.
Delete the manufacturing order	Click Delete. A manufacturing order can be deleted only if it is not referenced elsewhere (e.g., as supply) and no material or labor transactions have been made against it.
Enter notes	Click Notes. See Enter Notes. A green check mark is displayed on the Notes button if notes exist for the displayed manufacturing order.
Enter or change data in custom fields your company uses	Click User. See Enter Data in User and Shadow File Fields. This button is active only if you have set up user fields for this program in the User Fields Maintenance (XMO) program.
Go to a related program	Click Jump. See Jump.
Display the changes made to this order	Click Audit. See Display an Audit Trail. Click OK after you view the audit trail to return to this program. Note Audit trail logging must be activated for this option.
Close this order	Click Close order. See Close a Manufacturing Order.
Assign components to this manufacturing order	Click Obligate. See Obligate a Manufacturing Order. This button is inactive if the bill of material is pending approval or if system options are set to backflush all components.
Print shop paper for this manufacturing order	Click Shop paper. See Print or Reprint Documents.
Add a component, change component quantities, pick selected components, substitute components, or close components short	Click Component. See Add a Component to a Manufacturing Order, Change Component Quantities for a Manufacturing Order, Pick Selected Components, Substitute Components, or Close all Open Components.
Create a link to a demand order or display the linked demand order	Click Demand. See Display Links to Demand Orders. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active only if you selected Link mfg orders to demand in MIM? in System Options Maintenance (XM) - Manufacturing Options.
Display work in process information for this order	Click WIP status. See Display Work in Process Information. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active after you release the order.
Display the supply order for this manufacturing order	Click Supply. See Display the Supply Order. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active only if this order has an associated purchase order or requisition.
Display tool numbers and usage information	Click Tools. See Display Tools Associated with a Parent Item. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active only when tools are assigned to an item's routing.
Select an alternate routing	Click Chg oper. See Select Alternate Operation Sequences.
Display serial or lot control numbers on an order	Click Ctrl info. See Controlled Item Tracking or Display Pre-Assigned Control Numbers. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active only when there are items on the order with control numbers.
Display receivers for this manufacturing order	Click Receiver. See Display Receivers for Orders. Click OK to return to this program.
Display disposition of rejected material	Click MRB. See Display Rejected Items. Click OK to return to this program. This button is active only when rejected items exist for the order.
Display a pending ECO for this item	Click ECO. See Display Engineering Change Orders by Item. Click OK to return to this program.
View or import documents associated with the manufacturing order	Click Documents. Click View to view archived and imported documents, See Display Document Archive. The View button is active only if archived documents are available. Click Import to import a document. See Document Archiving and Document Import for more information.
Change the parent item	Click Chg item. The Chg item button is only visible if your system allows the parent item to be changed. See the Allow parent item change in MIM option in System Options Maintenance - Manufacturing Options.
Release the order or specify a different manufacturing order	Click OK. If this is a new manufacturing order, it is released. If the ordered item requires control numbers to be assigned, enter the first lot or serial number you want to assign or leave blank to have the program assign numbers using the numbering system set up in System Options Maintenance - Control Number Options. See Enter Control Information or Manually Select Control Numbers.
Exit the program	Click Exit.